I’ve always been a bit of an amateur radio nerd. I collect and restore old radios. You’d be surprised how much they can go online these days. Part of my restoration routine is to make sure they still work and so I try to see how many frequencies I can tune into and what the sound quality is like. It’s often a bit hit and miss, but sometimes you can tune into some hidden gems.
A couple of days ago, though, I stumbled across something…weird. I’ve been able to transcribe it for you guys. Obviously, it has to be some kind of hoax right? I’d love to know what you think.
ALERT!!
Project Icarus has been met with critical failure!!
ALERT!!
Project Icarus has been met with critical failure!!
ALERT!!
Project Icarus has been met with critical failure!!
//…TRANSCRIPT:..//
My fellow citizens, this is a message from the United Nations. If you have received the alert on your devices, it is with deepest regret that we must inform you that Project Icarus has been met with critical failure.
It was our hope that as a last resort that Project Icarus would be able to prevent what we have been fearing for so long. Two hours ago, we stopped receiving communication from the men and women who signed up for Project Icarus and therefore we have made the decision to continue with Plan B.
Local news outlets will continue to brief the general population on the next stage after this broadcast. Please check your devices for instructions and be sure to follow them carefully.
Failure to do so will result in severe ramifications.
We are so sorry.
ALERT!!
Project Icarus has been met with critical failure!!
ALERT!!
Project Icarus has been met with critical failure!!
ALERT!!
Project Icarus has been met with critical failure!!
Please report to your designated rendezvous point where incineration will be imminent.
Make sure that you and your family members proceed in a calm and orderly manner and that you listen to local law enforcement officers. Let us assure you that any questions you might have will be addressed soon.
Should you, for whatever reason, fail to report to your designated rendezvous point, immediate actions will be taken against you.
We thank you for your cooperation.
ATTENTION!!
We sincerely apologise for the disruption to your usual services. The messages you just recieved were a result of an internal virus automatically sent out to all mobile phone carriers.
There is no global emergency.
We repeat: there is no global emergency.
Please ignore those broadcasts and have yourself a lovely day out in the sunshine.
//END TRANSCRIPT//
So….yeah.
I have absolutely no idea of what to make of that. It kept repeating itself for a few minutes and then it just stopped.
Do you have any idea of what is going on? I genuinely thought it was a really good hoax up until 5 minutes ago when my phone went off. I thought it was an amber alert, but instead, this is what it said:
ALERT!!
Project Icarus has been met with critical failure!